To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist>
Subject: Re: Allergy Lights
Date sent: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 10:31:22 PST
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>

On Mon, 6 Dec 1999 11:15:22 -0500, Laura Sharp wrote:
I was looking on the web for other suggestions when a site selling Allergy
> Lights came up. These lights are supposed to kill molds using UV and are
> most commonly used in hospitals.
>
> Is anyone familiar with these and their effect?
>
> Here's the URL: http://www.lightbulbshop.net/germ.html

Laura,

UV lights do not make a significant difference.

They may inhibit some of the mold reproduction but remember mold typically
grow where there is no light, and light cannot go around corners, UV or
ambient.

I can tell you that they are NOT used in hospitals.

John M. Schweinfurth, MD
Laryngology and Professional Voice Care
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
(615) 322-6180




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